He would build not only wealth for himself but a better life for the doctors and schoolteachers in distant provinces, still living in run-down, vermin-infested apartments and dreaming of raising their kids in solid houses, if only Russia could grow a robust mortgage industry.

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Liechtenstein, who had won only three and drawn four of their previous 40 European Championship qualifiers, were dreaming of their most famous victory to date when they took the lead through Mario Frick shortly after half-time.

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